Jacket for carbon paper



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JACKET FOR CARBON PAPER Filed April 2, 1934 INVENTOR I ATTO PatentedNov. 5,' 1935 UNITED STATES" PATENT OFFICE JACKET FOB CARBON PAPERApplication April 2, 1934, Serial No. 718,550 8 Claims. (Cl. 208-62)This invention relates to packaging and dispensing sheets of paper andis particularly adaptable to sheets of carbon paper due to its fragileand adherent nature.

The invention has for its purpose the provision of a suitablecontainerfor carbon paper which will fully protect loose sheets of paper intransportation and storage and yet facilitate withdrawal of a singlesheet of paper for use from a plurality of sheets contained within apackage.

A better understanding of this invention will be had from the followingdescription and by reference to the drawing, in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of a pack of carbon sheets within a folder, the folderand carbon sheets being within an outer carton; and

Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective of a folder enclosing a stack ofcarbon sheets, the folder with enclosed carbon sheets being removed fromthe outer carton.

Because carbon paper is extremely fragile, perishable and diflicult tohandle particularly when covered to afford suitable protection for thesurrounding articles, the invention is shown in connection withpackaging and dispensing sheets of carbon paper.

It is necessary to enclose carbon paper in a suitable carton, eitherrigid or semi-rigid in nature, particularly when being transported. toprotect it and to protect surrounding objects. Furthermore, because ofthe natural adhering characteristic of carbon paper, it is diiflcult towithdraw a single sheet from a stack or file of carbon sheets. In anattempt to partially overcome this difilculty it has been the practiceto enclose a plurality of carbon sheets within a folder, one or more ofwhich may be placed in an outer carton or container. This facilitatescounting and withdrawing a relatively small number of sheets but doesnot aid materially in withdrawing a single sheet. It is to this latterproblem that this invention is particularly addressed.

Referring to the drawing, it will be seen that a stack of carbon sheetsI is enclosed within a folder 2, one or more folders and enclosed sheetsbeing enclosed within an outer carton or container 3 having a hingedcover 4.

The folder comprises a lower sheet I attached at its rear edge to anupper sheet or cover I, the two sheets being free at their other endsfor the reception of any desired number of sheets of carbon paper. Inthe present instance, the lower and upper sheets comprise a continuoussheet folded on itself intermediate its length to provide the folder 2.The upper sheet or cover I has one corner of the free end cut away as at8 whereby a corner of the upper sheet of the enclosed carbon papers i isexposed and may be grasped to remove the sheet from the pack.

To retain the remaining sheets within the 5 folder, as the top sheet isbeing withdrawn, the lower sheet 6 is provided at its free end with aflap 8 extending upwardly from the corner opposite tothe cut-awayportion 8 of the upper sheet. This flap 8 is folded over the stack ofcarbon 10 sheets and underlies the cover I.

In use, it is only necessary to raise the lid 4. grasp the top sheet ofcarbon papers, lift the latter sheet until its forward edge is aboveflap 8. and withdraw it forwardly. In so doing. flap 8 15 is raisedforward slightly as the sheet is raised and then springs back andretains the remaining sheets while the upper sheet alone is withdrawn.If desired, the folder 2 with its stack of carbon sheets may bewithdrawn from the carton and used as a separate folder independent ofthe carton.

The advantages of the foregoing invention will be apparent from thedescription, and it will also be obvious that the invention may beapplied to papers other than carbon papers and that minor changes may bemade in the details of construction and arrangement without departingfrom the spirit and scope of this invention as defined in the appendedclaims.

I claim:

1. A paper holder comprising a bottom sheet, a cover connected at oneend of said bottom sheet and free therefrom at its other end to form afolder for receiving a plurality of sheets of paper, 5 said cover havinga portion of a free edge cut away to permit grasping the top sheet ofpaper for withdrawal, and means for retaining the lower sheets of paperwithin said folder while the top sheet is being withdrawn.

2. A paper holder comprising a bottom sheet, a flexible cover connectedat one end of said bottom sheet and free therefrom at its other end toform a folder for receiving a plurality of sheets of paper, said coverhaving a portion of a free 45 edge cut away to permit grasping the topsheet of paper for withdrawal, and means for retaining the lower sheetsof paper within said folder while the top sheet is being withdrawn.

3. A paper holder comprising a bottom sheet, 50 a cover connected at oneend to said bottom sheet and free therefrom at its other end to form afolder for receiving a plurality of sheets of paper, said cover having aportion of a free edge cut away to permit grasping the top sheet of said68 ing means thereon for retaining the lower sheets of paper within saidfolder while the top sheet is being withdrawn. 7

5. A paper holder comprising-a bottom sheet and a cover connected at oneend to said bottom sheet and free therefronr at its other end to form afolder for receiving a plurality of sheets of paper, said cover having aportion of a free edge cut away to permit grasping the top sheet ofpaper for withdrawal, said bottom sheet having a flap on its free endfor retaining the lower sheets of paper within said folder while the topsheet is being withdrawn.

8. A paper holder comprising a bottom sheetand a cover connected-at oneendto said bottom sheet and free therefrom at its other end to form afolder for receiving a plurality of sheets of paper, said cover having aportion of a free edge cut away to permit grasping the top sheet ofpaper for withdrawal. said bottom sheet having a flap on its free end ata point removed from aoiaeoa the cut-away portion of said cover forretaining the lower sheets of paper within said folder while the topsheet is being withdrawn. 7

-7. A carbon paperholder comprising a bottom-sheet and a cover connectedat one end to said bottom sheet and free therefrom at its other end toform a folder for receiving a plurality of sheets of carbon paper, saidcover having one of its free corners cut away to permit grasping thetopsheet of carbon paper foriwithdrawai, 10

said bottom sheet being provided at its free corner removed from thecut-away corner of said cover with an'upstandingflap for retaining thelower sheets of carbon paper within said folder while the top sheet isbeing withdrawn.

l5 8. The combination of a carton for containing carbon paper and havinga hinged cover adjacent one end, with a folder for a plurality of sheetsof carbon paper, said folder comprising an upper 'and lower sheetconnected at one end 20 and free at their other ends, saidfolder beingadapted to be received within said carton with its free ends underlyingthe hinged cover thereof, said upp sheet of 'said folder having aportion of its free edge cut away to permit grasp- 25 ing of the topsheet of carbon paper and said bottom sheet'havingan upstanding flap toretain the lower sheets-of carbon papers within said folder while thetopsheet is being withdrawn.

WILLIAM C. BPRDULL.

cnn'rmcm. or connecnon. latent No. 2,019,802. I iovember s, 1935.

' WILLIAM oQ SPROULL It is hereby certified that error appears in theprinted specification oi the above numbered patent requiring correctionas follows: Page 2, second column, line 27, claim 8, after "sheet"insert the words of said folder; 'and that the said Letters Patentshould be read with this correction therein that the same may conform tothe record of the case in the Patent Office. i

Signed and sealed this 10th day of December, A. D. 1935.

Laue Frazer (Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents.

